Birds of a feather... More John Daly

Daly's wife on drugs, gambling charges

US golfer John Daly faces more turmoil off the course, although this time it's not his own.

His wife and two others have been charged with being involved in a drug ring and an illegal gambling operation.

Sherrie Miller Daly, who married the two-time Major champion in 2001, appeared in court here along with her father, Alvis Miller, 60; and Billie Miller, 57, whose relationship to the others wasn't clear.

Daly, who recently gave birth to the couple's first child, faces up to 20 years in prison on each of the two counts.

Prosecutors said the golfer didn't know about his wife's alleged drug activities, which took place between 1996 and 2002.

John Daly's agent, Bud Martin, declined to comment but did say Daly is expected to play next week in the PGA Championship, which he won in 1991.

The July 28 charge allege the three were part of a larger conspiracy to buy and sell cocaine, methamphetamine and mar1juana, and paid for them with cash from previous drug sales.

It lists 47 bank deposits just under $10,000– the limit for reporting federal cash transactions – between 1998 and 2001.

It is the latest setback for John Daly, whose career took off when he won the PGA Championship at Crooked Stick with his booming drives and grip-it-and-rip-it style.

He has been through alcohol rehabilitation twice, the second time after trashing his hotel room following a drinking binge at The Players Championship in 1997. He last won a tournament at the 2001 BMW International Open in Germany, his first victory in six years.

Sherrie Daly is his fourth wife. They met during the St Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2001 and married seven weeks later.

 

He was probably too drunk to remember. Hell, I would not be shocked if he didn't know he was married....

 

Amen.


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